For Seele, I've Decided... to Take Down a Herrscher!

Mobius continued, "We must now... evacuate."

"Isn't there still twenty hours left?"

Ling Xi said directly, "Doctor, give me a helicopter. I'll go find Seele. If I haven't found her in twenty hours, I'll leave."

"You..."

Mobius seemed to want to say something.

"I think it's okay."

At this moment, Elysia appeared out of nowhere, spreading her hands and smiling at Mobius, "Because I believe that if you and Seele switched places right now, Ling Xi would definitely do the same."

"That's Herrscher!"

Mobius gritted his teeth and said, "That's the Third Herrscher, the Herrscher of Thunder who controls lightning. The Honkai Energy she generates far exceeds the sum of the energy levels of the first two Herrscher."

"I know, but I'm not going to fight the Herrscher, I'm just..."

Ling Xi took a deep breath and said, "I just want to go find Seele."

"I already said that the awakening time of the Third Herrscher is just a prediction. If any changes occur, then... there will be no chance to escape."

Mobius was clearly unwilling to let Ling Xi continue searching for Seele; it was too dangerous.

Even if she knew Ling Xi was very powerful, she would never go head-to-head with Herrscher!

"Just keep in touch, I'll leave beforehand."

But Ling Xi obviously couldn't give up on Seele so easily, and continued, "In short, I hope to search again in the last twenty hours."

"You..."

Mobius looked at Ling Xi with a serious expression, and Ling Xi looked at Mobius with the same seriousness. This was the first time the two had such a big conflict since they met.

"Doctor, are you hungry? We brought you lunch!"

Just as the atmosphere was getting tense, Danzhu suddenly rushed in carrying a bag of lunch boxes, and immediately saw Ling Xi. "Hey, Ling Xi, you're back too! Perfect timing, let's have lunch together."

"Yes, let's have lunch first, I'm so hungry."

Elysia quickly changed the subject, saying to Ling Xi, "Ling Xi, you've been running all morning, you must be hungry. Eat something first, so you'll have the energy to continue searching for Seele, right?"

"Whoosh..."

In the end, Mobius could only sigh helplessly and say, "Elysia is right, let's have lunch first."

"Doctor... you... you agreed?"

Seeing that Mobius agreed so easily, Ling Xi was happy, but more surprised.

Do you think I can stop you?

Mobius rolled his eyes at Ling Xi and said, "Even if I stop you, you'll probably sneak back by yourself anyway. So, I might as well give you some equipment; that way, your success rate will be higher."

"Thank you... Doctor!"

Ling Xi was immediately delighted. Sure enough, it was Mobius who understood her.

Mobius, still looking at Ling Xi with annoyance, snorted, "Don't be polite, eat quickly, after we eat we... ah... you... don't..."

Before Mobius could finish speaking, Ling Xi hugged and kissed Mobius right in front of everyone...

"Mmm..."

"Huh?"

"Ah..."

"Ah, this..."

At this moment, besides the two main characters, there were four other people in the room. Elysia seemed very calm, Klein was only slightly shocked, while Cangxuan and Danzhu were very surprised. When did these two get together?

Thankfully, this kiss was just a symbolic one, and they parted ways shortly afterward.

"Cough cough..."

Mobius blushed slightly and coughed lightly. "Anyway, let's have lunch first, and we can discuss the rescue plan while we eat."

"Yes, Doctor!"

Ling Xi had no objection to this and picked up her lunchbox to start eating.

Two hours later, Mobius escorted Ling Xi to the helipad and said, "You only have twelve hours. The remaining time is buffer time. After all, we are not certain of the exact time of the Third Herrscher's birth, so..."

At this point, Mobius said with utmost seriousness, "When the time comes, you must evacuate, whether or not you find Seele, you must evacuate."

"I understand, Doctor."

Seeing Mobius's serious expression, Ling Xi nodded earnestly as well.

"How about I go with you?"

Elysia also took the initiative to ask Ling Xi to go with her.

"No!"

Ling Xi resolutely refused, saying, "Elysia, if you stay by Mobius's side, things won't be peaceful on the Mu Continent either."

"Uh... okay."

Although Elysia wanted to say something more, she accepted the suggestion. After all, protecting Mobius was also one of her tasks, and besides... it seemed that she couldn't be of much help by following Ling Xi.

"Be careful, follow the route we've planned for you. I've mobilized half of the search and rescue team to that area. Remember to stay in touch, if..."

Mobius paused for a moment, then said, "If Seele is still alive, she would probably be hiding in one of these places."

"Seele must still be alive."

Ling Xi smiled, then boarded the plane and took off!

"Why..."

Watching the plane take off, Elysia sighed helplessly.

Why are you sighing?

Mobius glanced at her curiously.

"Hehe, you should also know that Qianyu Academy is less than 20 kilometers away from the Honkai center. The density of Honkai Beast in that area is extremely high, Seele..."

At this point, Elysia didn't continue, after all... the hope was extremely slim!

Chapter 137: For Seele's sake, I've decided... to kill the Herrscher!

Following the search map designed by Mobius, Ling Xi began searching while playing a loudspeaker, calling out to Seele in her own voice.

But an hour passed, then two hours passed...

Six hours later, the search and rescue teams began to withdraw one after another.

Eight hours later, the entire search and rescue team withdrew!

Ten hours later, Mobius called Ling Xi by radio, urging Ling Xi to evacuate immediately, but Ling Xi said she wanted to stay a little longer.

In the twelfth hour, it was already six in the morning, and dawn was about to break!

"Ling Xi, there's no time left, come back right away!"

During the communication, Mobius sounded very anxious, saying, "The detected Honkai Energy has reached 1900 HW. The Third Herrscher could awaken at any moment. Now, immediately, come back right away."

"Doctor?"

Hearing Mobius's voice, Ling Xi was also stunned. It had been... twelve hours already.

Time flies!

"Stop talking nonsense and come back now! The last passenger plane will take off in five minutes!"

Without any further ado, Mobius told Ling Xi to leave immediately, because... if they didn't leave now, it would really be too late.

"I..."

At this moment, Ling Xi's heart was filled with complex emotions. Should they really... evacuate?

Seele...

Unexpectedly, after arriving in the Previous Era, I met Seele. I thought I could take good care of her, show her concern, and safely bring her away from Changkong City, but...

I was 99% done, but... just that one last step went wrong at the last minute. If...

If I had known that the Honkai would break out today, I would have forcibly taken Seele away yesterday no matter what, and things wouldn't be like this now!

But now, it's too late to say anything, Seele...

"Ling Xi, do you need any help?"

At this moment, Sirin's voice also appeared, but her tone lacked its usual intimacy and was instead very flat.

"Sirin? What are you trying to say?"

Ling Xi glanced at Sirin curiously, then remembered what Sirin had said three months ago: she could use her last bit of power to take her away from the danger zone, but... that function was useless to her now, and she didn't need to leave that area.

"Call..."

Sirin took a deep breath, then silently unfolded a panel and said, "You now have two choices!"

[A: Immediately evacuate Changkong City and ensure the safe arrival of everyone at the Mobius Laboratory and Elysia on the Mu Continent! Mission Rewards: Infinite Imprint *1, Special Imprint *1, Kiana's Imprint *, Supply Card *40! (K, Cang, Dan, Ling)]

Ling Xi speechless. "..." So many rewards! These rewards are higher than all the rewards I've received from all my previous missions combined. Is this girl trying to get me to leave as soon as possible?

[B: Proactively proceed to the target area, defeat the Third Herrscher ahead of time, prevent the Great Honkai from erupting, and save Seele! Mission Rewards: Core of Thunder, Seele's Exclusive Stigmata, Twin (Random) *1 (Seele usable)!]

Ling Xi: "..." Although I really want to save Seele, but...

How the hell am I supposed to defeat the Third Herrscher? That's Herrscher, Herrscher! And... this isn't some second-rate Herrscher like the one from the early days, but... the true Herrscher of Thunder!

If I had that ability, would I still be agonizing over these issues? I'd be out there with a watermelon knife, buying watermelons from the Third Herrscher!

"Ling Xi, I..."

At this moment, Sirin quietly said, "I can temporarily grant you the Herrscher Authority, allowing you to obtain fifty percent of the power of the Second Herrscher!"

"Second Herrscher Authority? Six-core authority?"

Ling Xi looked at Sirin with some surprise. Yes, this girl may be a chibi version of Sirin, but she is still Sirin. And who is Sirin...? She is the Second Herrscher of the post-civilization era!

Moreover, Sirin is a six-core pufferfish. With the power of six cores, even if she only has 50% of her power, she can still easily defeat the Third Herrscher.

"Don't overthink it, it's just the power of the Herrscher of the Void."

Sirin's face darkened. This guy was dreaming. If she were that powerful, would she need this guy to help her?

Ling Xi "..."

Only 50% of the Herrscher of the Void's powers...

To be honest, that's a bit too little.

"The choice is yours."

Sirin didn't say much, only that "the power I'm lending you isn't a mission reward, but a personal loan, and... it's only once!"

"Only once?"

Ling Xi seemed a little confused about what Sirin meant.

"Yes, only once!"

Sirin nodded and said, "As I said, I don't have much power. Lending you the power of the Herrscher of the Void once is the most I can do. Also... you will have to bear the backlash of the Herrscher Authority yourself."

"Then... after I use up all your power, will you disappear?"

Ling Xi was completely unconcerned about the backlash; his real concern was that if Sirin disappeared after using up her power, then...

"Won't."

Sirin shook her head and smiled, "I will remain as I am now, but... I no longer have any trump cards left."

"So, decide now: leave now and claim the generous reward, or..."

Sirin asked earnestly, "Borrow my power to defeat the Third Herrscher and save your Seele!"

"Hehe... hehe..."